# Accident 20240119000919A: Quest Aircraft Co Inc KODIAK 100, Sebring, FL, January 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2024, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0000° N, 81.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0000&lon=-81.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5799, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quest KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320005, https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUEST AIRCRAFT CO INC KODIAK 100
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240119000919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT APPEARED TO HAVE LANDED "FAST AND HARD" ON HIS PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT'S FRONT WHEEL DETACHED/BROKE FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUSING THE AIRECRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA093), Jan 19, 2024: Quest Kodiak 100 (N5799), Lakeport, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent noseover.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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